Category: Past events

Sunday, 20th October 2013 Meeting time: 11:00 am Our traditional ‘hunt’ for mushrooms in the woods, followed by a relaxing barbecue, outdoor games and lots of fun! Location: Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Brampton Road, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6DB Invitation from John Farrington, … Continue reading →

29th November, Friday, 7pm Divinity School Theatre, St. John’s College, Cambridge CB2 1TP Click here Very rarely heard music by world-famous Russian composers: Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Rachmaninov and Alfred Schnittke, that was written in foreign lands, far-away from Russia, or … Continue reading →

Introductory tour, for those new to the area, organised by CamRuSS, and led by a professional Cambridge tourist guide, Tanya Yurasova WHEN: Monday, 24th June, 14:00 MEETING POINT: Market Square, near the Guildhall, Cambridge CB2 3NH. DURATION: 1.5 hrs With … Continue reading →

Friday, 28th June, 7pm till late The Boathouse, 14 Chesterton Rd, Cambridge CB4 3AX Click here for the MAP. Our traditional, romantic, high-spirited, moving, warm and uplifting “White Nights” party was a great success, in a new beautiful setting, by … Continue reading →

“HERMITAGE AT HOUGHTON HALL” Group trip to Houghton Hall, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE31 6UE When: SUNDAY 16th JUNE 2013 Map: Click here a beautiful country house with a splendid park, an outstanding exhibition: “Houghton Revisited: The Walpole Masterpieces from Catherine … Continue reading →

This event was devoted to the memory of two brothers, Sergey Petrovich Kapitsa and Andrey Petrovich Kapitsa, members of the famous Kapitsa family, closely linked to Cambridge and to the local Russian-speaking community. WHEN: Friday 24th May 2013, 7:00pm WHERE: … Continue reading →

“ART AT THE FRONT” – an exhibition of wartime drawings, created by Russian artists-soldiers, who crossed Europe from Russia to Berlin with a rifle, a pencil and a sketchbook . The drawings and watercolours have come from the family archives … Continue reading →

Introductory tour, for those new to the area, organised by CamRuSS and led by a professional Cambridge tourist guide, Tanya Yurasova WHEN: Sunday, 12th May, 13:00 MEETING POINT: Market Square, near the Guildhall, Cambridge CB2 3NH. DURATION: 1.5-2 hrs (depending … Continue reading →

This May Bank Holiday Monday we shall be celebrating the traditional Mayovka, as well as Russian Orthodox Easter, which falls as late as 5th May this year! Please bring along your musical instruments, some food and drinks to share, and, … Continue reading →

9th of May has traditionally been celebrated in Russia as Victory Day, marking the end of The Great Patriotic War and WWII. For all who were brought up in the USSR, this day brings back distinctive memories. It  used to  … Continue reading →